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Cloud Engineer Cloud Engineer
Mindlance
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Hybrid
- 10 hours ago
- AWS
- Azure
- IaC
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Ansible
- Git
- Python
- Bash
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Devops
- FinOps
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Splunk
- CloudWatch
- Azure Monitor
- GxP
- HIPAA
- EKS
- AKS
- Agile
- IAM
- Secrets Management
- Network Security
- Design Systems
- Identity Management
- SOX
10 hours ago
| Job Title | Cloud Engineer |
| Location | Indianapolis, IN 46225 (Hybrid: 3 days in office) |
| Project Duration | 06 Months (Possible Extension) |
(Only on W2 Assignment, No C2C or 1099)
Job Description:
- The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and reliable cloud-based solutions.
- This role supports business objectives by optimizing cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, and ensuring compliance with security and performance standards.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience.
- 3 years of hands-on cloud engineering experience in a production enterprise environment (AWS and/or Azure required).
- Demonstrated proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or equivalent) and version control (Git).
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, or equivalent) for automation and tooling development.
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, virtualization, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud security principles.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices in a cloud-native context.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), AWS DevOps Engineer, or Azure Administrator/Architect certification strongly preferred.
- Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at enterprise scale.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or equivalent).
- Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries — particularly with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, or HIPAA cloud compliance requirements.
- Experience with Kubernetes in production (EKS, AKS, or self-managed) including cluster operations and workload management.
- Experience with Site Reliability Engineering or Agent Reliability Engineering
- Background in working in a fast paced Agile environment
- Background in cloud security architecture: IAM design, secrets management, network security groups, and cloud-native security tooling[MB1.1].
WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING:
- Deep, hands-on cloud expertise — you build and operate production cloud infrastructure, and you hold yourself accountable for its reliability, security, and cost.
- Infrastructure-as-code as a default practice: you write Terraform or equivalent as naturally as you use the cloud console, and you understand why that matters for consistency, auditability, and scale.
- A security-conscious engineering mindset — you design with least privilege, defense in depth, and compliance requirements built in from the start, not retrofitted under pressure.
- A cost-conscious approach: you care about what cloud resources cost, you design systems that deliver value without unnecessary spend, and you proactively surface optimization opportunities.
- The communication skills to work effectively with developers who need platform guidance and business stakeholders who need to understand cloud investment decisions — and to adjust your language for each.
Responsibilities:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure
- Design and deploy cloud architectures across AWS and/or Azure that meet performance, security, availability, and cost-efficiency requirements for a diverse portfolio of enterprise and research applications.
- Architect and implement cloud networking, compute, storage, and identity constructs with security built in from the outset — applying least-privilege principles, network segmentation, encryption, and defense-in-depth across every layer.
- Evaluate and recommend cloud services, architectural patterns, and infrastructure approaches; build evidence-based adoption cases that account for engineering capability, operational cost, and long-term platform sustainability.
- Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or equivalent — making infrastructure provisioning repeatable, auditable, and developer-friendly.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure and application deployments; ensure changes are tested, validated, and deployed safely with automated rollback capability.
- Drive automation of operational tasks — patching, scaling, monitoring, alerting, and cost optimization — reducing manual intervention and improving platform reliability and response time.
- Ensure cloud environments comply with Lilly's security standards, regulatory requirements, and data governance policies; implement and maintain controls for identity management, secrets management, audit logging, and encryption at rest and in transit.
- Monitor cloud security posture continuously; identify and remediate misconfigurations, drift, and policy violations — integrating CSPM tooling into operational workflows for proactive compliance management.
- Partner with Cybersecurity teams to align cloud platform security with enterprise threat models and applicable regulatory frameworks including GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, and SOX where relevant.
- Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, and cost efficiency; proactively identify waste, right-size resources, and drive FinOps practices that deliver cloud value without unnecessary spend.
- Contribute to platform engineering standards, reference architectures, and guardrails that simplify how development teams consume cloud infrastructure correctly and consistently.
- Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues with urgency and precision; contribute to post-incident analysis and implement preventive improvements that reduce recurrence.
Comments/Special Instructions:
This could be a hybrid position but 3 days in the office required.
EEO: “Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”
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